The toilet in our master bath has a leak. I’ve read what I can about it – and my best guess is that it is the wax seal that is leaking. And every day we let it go, it just gets worse. We are fortunate that we are on a slab; there is no wood beneath the toilet that will be damaged from the water. But this leak is NOT going to fix itself. So like it or not, Dave and I are going to have to do something about it. That probably means calling someone who actually might know something about fixing this, and getting them to help. Neither of us has either the knowledge or the necessary skills to figure out what needs to be done.
I think that my health issues and my issues with food and weight are a lot like that leak in our bathroom. At first, it is barely noticeable. Something is wrong, but I didn’t see the problem. Then, there is water on the floor, which puzzles me. Finally, there is too much water to ignore, and I know that I have to DO something! With my weight or my health, something is wrong – but I don’t see the problem. Then, I really start packing on the pounds or feeling pretty bad. By the time I acknowledge the problem, it is so much bigger than it would have been had I addressed it at the very beginning! I’m 250 pounds overweight – and my heart is not working at all like it is supposed to.
At every point, either with the toilet or the weight or the health, I had choices. And while ignoring the problem is perhaps the easiest, the problem doesn’t stay at that level, and eventually I am forced to take action. How much easier my life would be if I would take care of the problems when they are small, instead of pretending like they will go away!
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